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vested interest

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: vested interest

1
 n
(law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another
2
 n
groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: vested interest
1

n (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another

Type of:
interest, stake
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
2

n groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit

Types:
military-industrial complex
a country's military establishment and the industries that produce arms and other military equipment
Type of:
interest, interest group
(usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
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